Kathmandu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3694
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
846K
2.1M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8916th and 964th ($424 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and France, respectively. Check Nepal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6934th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Paris

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Kathmandu Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$19577

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506